VISUAL ARTS

MARKETING YOUR ARTISTIC TALENT

• Art Dealers Association of Canada (ADAC) 

  ADAC offers a search tool that lists galleries across the country and identifies artists associated with specific galleries.  It also offers professional valuations of artworks that are donated as Cultural Property of Canada.

• Artfox
  Artfox is an online platform allowing professionals, groups and companies to expand their opportunities in the art industry by showcasing themselves and their work. More than just a job bank, Artfox strives to stimulate the arts community by sparking interdisciplinary connections and collaborations on a global scale.
  
  

• Art World City 

  This City of Toronto site contains a comprehensive list of arts and culture festivals across the province.

• Artists in Canada 

  Artists In Canada is a service that provides a free listing for artists or a paid listing which includes web hosting and advertising.

• Artists Online

  Artists Online is an U.S.-based site that provides a listing service for artists for a monthly fee.  It also supplies business related resources.

• Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art Database 

  This online resource on contemporary Canadian art that documents the work of selected professional artists, writers and designers, important art institutions and organizations.  The database has over 38,000 images and media files, 1,200 full texts, and several sub-projects. 

• Cultural Human Resources Council  (CHRC) 

  The CHRC site contains free information for artists.  In addition to The Art of Managing Your Own Career guide, you will also find a guide to export marketing.

• Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) 

  Vancouver-based FCA is a not-for-profit organization, dedicated to the promotion and professional development of artists, and services for art collectors.  Professional artists who are accepted as members may post work on the site.

• Quid Novis 

  This site gives general information on events in central Ontario and specific listings for art exhibitions.

• Toronto International Art Fair 

  The largest annual art fair in Canada, this event attracts artists, collectors and galleries from around the world.  

• TransArtists 

  This Amsterdam-based foundation informs artists of international artist-in-residence programs as well as other opportunities for artists to stay and work abroad.

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